MadelineProto/docs/TD_docs/methods/getUser.md

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getUser	Returns information about a user by its identifier, offline request if current user is not a bot

Method: getUser

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YOU CANNOT USE THIS METHOD IN MADELINEPROTO

Returns information about a user by its identifier, offline request if current user is not a bot

Params:

Name	Type	Required	Description
user_id	int	Yes	User identifier

Return type: User

Example:

$MadelineProto = new \danog\MadelineProto\API();
if (isset($token)) { // Login as a bot
    $MadelineProto->bot_login($token);
}
if (isset($number)) { // Login as a user
    $sentCode = $MadelineProto->phone_login($number);
    echo 'Enter the code you received: ';
    $code = '';
    for ($x = 0; $x < $sentCode['type']['length']; $x++) {
        $code .= fgetc(STDIN);
    }
    $MadelineProto->complete_phone_login($code);
}

$User = $MadelineProto->getUser(['user_id' => int, ]);

Or, if you're using PWRTelegram:

As a bot:

POST/GET to https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/botTOKEN/madeline

Parameters:

• method - getUser
• params - {"user_id":"int"}

### As a user:

POST/GET to `https://api.pwrtelegram.xyz/userTOKEN/getUser`

Parameters:

user_id - Json encoded int

Or, if you're into Lua:

User = getUser({user_id=int, })